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Introducing…
Dearest Friends, It is a privilege for me to join the Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah and I'm grateful to have this opportunity to share with you. This may be a privilege, but in all honesty, it's not a pleasure. Dwelling on this topic, discussing death and the accompanying grief and pain, [...]
Bringing Merit to the Soul
Inyan – Hamodia Weekly Magazine Rabbi M. H., a Lakewood yungerman, was about to start his morning seder in Bais Medrash Govoha when he was asked by an acquaintance to help him learn Mishnayas for the fast-approaching sheloshim of the man’s grandmother, a”h. Rabbi H. was unable to agree to the man’s request because of the time constraint, but the [...]
Generating Merit for Our Forebears, Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah Fills a Crucial Need
Inyan – Hamodia Weekly Magazine Loss of a loved one is a pain-filled experience. Yet it is comforting to know that it is possible to maintain a link with that individual and what he or she achieved in this world. Family members can strive to transcend the pain and send [...]
Mishnah Study Offered to Mourners
Jewish Press Rabbi M. H. established The Society for Mishnah Study (Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah) in 2005 to serve mourners who wish to have Mishnayos studied to earnzechuyos (Heavenly merits) for their loved ones. In particular, should a mourner find that the Mishnayos study for a loved one will not be completed in time [...]
A Book That is Needed By All
Yated By Rabbi Boruch Leff I once read the following story in the Me’iri’s Chibur HaTeshuva (available in any complete set of Me’iri in its own volume, page 652). Alexander the Great was a famed warrior and as history tells us, a highly successful one. Still, his mother worried that since her [...]
Sweet Moments Indeed!
The Voice of Lakewood Hadassah got married around 8 years ago, and was hoping to start a family of her own. After all, that’s what the rest of her friends did. They got married and soon enough were expecting their first child. However, as her friends had one child after [...]
